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KITCHEN BRACKET.

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KITCHEN BRACKET! No. 373,002. Patented Nov.'8, 1887.

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KITCHEN- SPECIFICATION To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ALDRICH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, inthe District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Brackets; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of articlescommonly known as kitchen furniture, and has for its object to provide abracket or shelf for use near a cooking stove or range, where it will bemost convenient to place articles upon it used in cooking, and to taketherefrom materials for seasoning the food; and it consists in theconstruction hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view on the line w m of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a View of the grateremoved from the bracket and of slightly different construction. Fig. 5is a perspective view of one of the basket brackets or trays for theseasoningcups. Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the bracket andperforated arm or lug,showing the seasoning-cup therein. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of .a bracket-holder for attaching the bracketto astove-pipe. Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of a socket secured to astovepipe to receive the bracket-holder. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe under side of the bracket-holder. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of amodified form of my construction. Fig. 11 is a top view of the same.Fig. 12 isaside view of one of the'standards. Fig. 13 is atop view ofthe standard. Figs. 14 and 15 are details of the rack. Fig. l6'is anenlarged view showing the adjustment of the bracket-holder.

Like letters of reference refer to corresponding parts in each figure ofthe drawings.

A represents the entire bracket or shelf, which consists of a skeletonframe composed of cast or malleable iron, brass, white-metal,

BRAC KET.

forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,002, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed April4,1887.

Serial No. 233,666. (No model.)

or any other suitable material, made in one piece, substantially in theform of a right angle.

The top B consists of a rectangular frame, I), having its inner edgesrecessed on the upper side at a to receive a grating or floor O, whichis composed of wire-cloth in 'a frame or bound around with sheet orother metal, 0, or of a grate of cast metal adapted to fit the openingin the frame and to be embedded within the recess a so that its uppersurface comes flush with that of the top of the frame.

On'the rear side of the top B there are depending or vertical standardsD at each corner, having intermediate braces, d,between the standards,with cast net-work above them, and lateral brace E, extending from thefront side of the lower portion of the standard to the under sides ofthe ends of the rectangular frame I) surrounding the top B.

Below the braces E on the standards D, and depending from theintermediate braces, d, there are broad hooks F, all on the same plane,cast in one and the same piece with the bracket, upon which longimplements, as a carvingknife or stirring-spoon, are laid that cannotwith safety be placed upon other parts of the bracket.

The front corner portions of the frame I) of the top are cast deep andbroad to form acovering for basket-brackets G, secured underneath. Thesebasket-brackets consist of an open cast net-work in basket form, havinga large opening, 9, in the bottom and a perforated lug, g, at rightangles to the upper edge of one side. The brackets are pivotally securedunderneath the covers of the frame by means of pins H through the frameand perforated lugs or nuts h through or over the bolts. WVithin thebasket-brackets there are cups Q. of glass or other suitable material,for holding salt, pepper, or other articles used in seasoning food. Thebrackets having the cups therein are adapted to swing upon the the hole9 underneath thebracket and the cup is readily lifted out of its socket.

The frame I) of the top is provided with perforated lugs I on each endnear the front, in which there are sliding rods or wires extended toform a double rack around the front of the frame, upon which are to hangthe implements used in cooking, as small knives, forks, spoons, and thelike having a hook at their end adapted to be hung up. This rack isformed of the sections J and K, each of which is bent at right angles atits rear end to form a hold to prevent the rod from being drawn forwardthrough the lugs I. The section J of the rack is bent at right angles asit reaches the front corner of the frame I), and extends in front of theframe on the same plane with its side portion, and has its bentendlockedin a notch, k, in the section K, as shown in Fig. 15, while thesection K is bent downward, as it reaches the corner of the frame, to afew inches below the wire J, when it is bent at right angles, extendingbelow and parallel to the wire J in front of and to the opposite side ofthe frame, where it is bent upward to the wire and its bent end lockedin a notch, j, in the angle of the wire J, as shown in Fig. 14, therebyproducing a rack having two rigid parallel bars, one above the other, infront of the frame I), so that either can be used as a rigid handle formoving the rack out or in without its swinging upon the other.

The rear side bar of the frame I) is provided with elongated slots orholes c,to receive hooks or lugs in suspending the bracket from thewall, Stovepipe, or other convenient points where it may be placed.

L represents a bracket-holder attached to a stove-pipe, upon which thebracket A may be suspended. The holder is made of two sections orpieces, S S, of cast metal, each of which describes about one-fourth ofa circle. At their point of union the sections are recessed, one uponthe upper and the other upon the under side, so that when the recessedportions are placed together the surfaces of both sections will be onthe same plane. The tongues ofthe recessed portions of the sections areadapted to slide upon each other for adjustment, and are provided withholes for screws or bolts S, to enable them to be secured in any desiredposition to make the combined sections fit the contour of differentsized pipes. On their under side and at the rear extremity of thesections there are lugs Z,

adapted to enter sockets secured to the pipe, and from the under tongueof the recessed section there isabearing-lug, M, extending downward torest against the pipe to keep the holder from sagging On the upper sideof the plate there are adjustable hook'lugs m, adapted to pass throughthe slots 0 of the frame I) and retain it in place on the holder, and tobe adjusted laterally in slots 1* by nuts on the under side to fit theslots 0 in the bracket when the holderis spread to fit different-sizedpipes.

The holder L is attached to sockets N, having books a, locked betweenand on each side of thejoints of the stove-pipe O.

The frame I) and grating or floor G of the top may be cast separately inone piece, if desired, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and any appropriatemotto, as Cooks Friend, may be embodied in the net-work. The standards Dmay be also of a separate piece, as shown in Fig. 12. In this case thehook F is made a continuation of the lower end of the standard, andrivet-holes f are formed in the lower portion for the attachment ofintermedlate braces, d, to serve as a bearing when it is desired to usethe bracket on a stove-pipe, O. The top or horizontal portion, I, of thestandard D is made somewhat thicker or wider than the brace E, extendingupward from the rear or vertical portion, and has holes 12 therein thatcoincide with holes t in the frame b and grating 0, through which rivetsor bolts are passed in securing them together. These separate standardsare all of the same pattern, and are adapted to be interchangeably usednnder the top B.

The standards are required only at the corners of the frames, exceptwhen the bracket is secured on a stove-pipe, or the hooks F are foundnecessary in which to lay articles used in cooking.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with a kitchen-bracket having perforated lugs on itsends, of sliding rods in said lugs, the rod of each side extendingforward and being bent around the rod of the opposite side, forming adouble rigid rack with one rod above the other in front of the top, asset forth.

2. Thecombination,withahangingkitchenbracket having perforated lugs atits ends, of sliding rods within the lugs extending forward, one of saidrods being bent at right angles in front of the top on the same planetherewith and secured in a notch in the other rod, and the other rodbeing bent downward and outward beneath the first rod and upward andlocked in a notch therein, as set forth.

3. The combination, with a bracket-top having solid corners, ofbasket-brackets of cast net work having perforated lugs on their sidesat the top, and openings for the insertion of the linger at theirbottoms, containing cups, said basket-brackets being pivotally securedto and swinging underneath the corners of the top of the bracket, as setforth.

4. The combi11ation,with a bracket-top having standards and braces, therear side of the top having elongated slots, of a bracketholderadjustable to fit different-sized stovepipes, having thereon hook-lugslaterally adjustable in slots in the holder to the slots in the top ofthe bracket, as set forth.

5. The combination, with abrackettop having standards and braces andelongated slots In testimony whereof I affix my signature in in the rearside of the top, of a bracket-holder presence of two witnesses. in twosections, recessed to form tongues with holes therein for adjustment attheir point of FRALK ALDRICH union, said sections having slots thereinpro- Witnesses:

vided with hook-lugs adjustable to the slots H. D. NEALY,

in the bracket, as set forth. F. O. MCCORMICK.

